zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?message-squaremessage-square661fedilinkarrow-up1498arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1491arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square661fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresaberstan@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI always remembered that one as “perfect is the enemy of done.”
minus-squaredudebro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoUnfortunately, people have been conflating this to mean ‘the enemy of good is doing anything significant at all.’
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve always treated it as “I can get a dozen jobs done well enough while you sit there pissing around trying to do one thing perfectly.”
“The enemy of good is perfect.”
I always remembered that one as “perfect is the enemy of done.”
Unfortunately, people have been conflating this to mean ‘the enemy of good is doing anything significant at all.’
I’ve always treated it as “I can get a dozen jobs done well enough while you sit there pissing around trying to do one thing perfectly.”